孝行

こうこう
JLPT:N2
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1

Filial piety — acts of devotion, care, or respect toward one's parents.

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彼は母親に毎月仕送りをして孝行している。

He sends money to his mother every month to look after her.

親孝行は家族の大切さを示す行為だ。

Filial piety is an act that shows the importance of family.

祖父のために時間を作って面倒をみるのも一つの孝行だ。

Making time to care for your grandfather is also a form of filial piety.

2

Showing devotion or dutiful care (not strictly limited to parents; general acts of devoted service).

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彼女は晩年の父に孝行した。

She looked after her father devotedly in his later years.

介護のために仕事を辞めて孝行する人もいる。

Some people quit their jobs to care for their parents.

子どもたちは祖父に孝行を尽くした。

The children devoted themselves to their grandfather.

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